Church of Saint Simeon Stylites

The Church of Saint Simeon Stylites is one of the oldest surviving church complexes, founded in the 5th century. It is located approximately 30 kilometres northwestern of , .
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: historical church building located to the northwest of Aleppo, Syria
  • Also known as: “basilica di San Simeone Stilita”, “Chiesa di San Simeone Stilita”, “iglesia de san Simon Estilita”, “Qal‘At SimʿĀn”, “Qalaat Sama’an”, “Qalat al Samaan”, “Qalat Siman”, “Qalat Sinan”, “Simeonskloster”, “دير سمعان‎”, “قلعة سمعان‎”, “قلعة سمعان”, “كنيسة مار سمعان العمودي”, “カラート・サマーン”, and “カラート・セマーン”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dead Cities and Daret Izza.

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The are a dispersed collection of world heritage-listed in .

Town
Darat Izza is a town in northern … is situated 6 km south of Church of Saint Simeon Stylites.

Village
is a village in , administratively part of . is situated 8 km west of Church of Saint Simeon Stylites.

Church of Saint Simeon Stylites

Latitude
36.33292° or 36° 19′ 59″ north
Longitude
36.84367° or 36° 50′ 37″ east
Elevation
581 metres (1,906 feet)
Open location code
8G8R8RMV+5F
Open­Street­Map ID
way 173166964
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
13712823
Wiki­data ID
Q1112125
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Church of Saint Simeon Stylites” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “دير سمعان”
  • Armenian: “Սուրբ Սիմեոն Սյունակյաց եկեղեցի”
  • Catalan: “Església de Sant Simeó Estilita”
  • Chinese: “圣西蒙教堂 (叙利亚)”
  • Chinese: “圣西蒙教堂”
  • Chinese: “聖西蒙教堂 (敘利亞)”
  • Chinese: “聖西蒙教堂”
  • Croatian: “Crkva sv. Šimuna Stilita kod Alepa”
  • Croatian: “Crkva svetog Simeona”
  • Czech: “kostel svatého Simeona Stylity”
  • Czech: “Kostel svatého Simeona Stylity”
  • Danish: “Symeon stylitens kirke”
  • Dutch: “Qalat Semaan (Huis van Simon)”
  • Dutch: “Qalat Semaan”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “دير سمعان”
  • Estonian: “Püha Siimeon Sambniku kirik”
  • Finnish: “Pyhän Simeonin kirkko”
  • French: “Château de Siméon”
  • French: “église Saint-Siméon-le-Stylite”
  • French: “Église Saint-Siméon-le-Stylite”
  • French: “Monastère Saint-Siméon-le-Stylite”
  • German: “Basilika des hl. Simeon Stylites”
  • German: “Qal’at Sim’an, Kirche des Heiligen Symeon Stylites”
  • German: “Qalʿat Simʿan”
  • Greek: “Βασιλική Αγίου Συμεών του Στυλίτου”
  • Hebrew: “כנסיית שמעון סטיליטס”
  • Indonesian: “Gereja Santo Simeon Stylites”
  • Italian: “Basilica di San Simeone Stilita”
  • Italian: “Qal’at Sim’an (Rocca di Simeone)”
  • Italian: “Qal’at Sim’an”
  • Japanese: “聖シメオン教会”
  • Korean: “성 시미언 교회”
  • Kurdish: “Qalʿat Simʿan”
  • Persian: “دیر سمعان”
  • Portuguese: “Igreja de São Simeão Estilita”
  • Russian: “Калъат-Симъан”
  • Russian: “церковь Симеона Столпника”
  • Slovenian: “cerkev sv. Simona Stilita”
  • Spanish: “iglesia de san Simón Estilita”
  • Spanish: “Iglesia de San Simón Estilita”
  • Swedish: “Symeon stylitens kyrka”
  • Turkish: “Simeon Sütunu Kilisesi”
  • Urdu: “دیر سمعان”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Dayr Sim`an and Basufan.

Nearby Places

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